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oxide

/ˈɒkˌsaɪd/AHK-syd
/ˈɑkˌsaɪd/AHK-syd

Meaningsharp-like (from oxygen)

Common meaning: a compound of oxygen with another element

‘sharp, keen’ + ‘look, form’ → oxide

Journey through time

ox Greek ὀξύς “sharp, keen; sour”
  1. Greekoxyssource
id Greek ἰδέα “look, form”
  1. Greekeidossource

Parts join in English as oxide.

  1. Englishoxide‘coined from oxygen’source
  2. Englishoxide‘a compound of oxygen with another element’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek ὀξύς ‘sharp, keen’ and Greek ἰδέα ‘look, form’.

Roots

Related words

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